The divine right of church-government and excommunication

I do not doubt but Publicans went to the Temple to pray, but that is but to Argue, A facto ad jus, not the right way, A jure ad factum: Publicans ought not to have done so. 2. Christ the Supreme Lawgiver, who is above the Law, did often dispense with sacrifice and positive Laws, for a work of mercy, and if he touched the dead, and touched the skin of the Leper, and suffered his disciples to pluck the ears of Corn on the Sabbath day, what marvel then he did eat with Publicans and sinners, contrary to the Letter of a positive Law, Knowing his own, whom the Father had given to him from eternity were to be brought in to himself, by his familiar conversing with them; why should not the Physician converse with the sick; the shepherd with the lost sheep; the Redeemer with his ransomed ones? But this is no warrant, that therefore the cleansed Leper should not show himself to the Priest, or that an obstinate offender should not be reputed as a Heathen, and not admitted into the Sanctuary. 3. That simple Publicans, or Heathen remaining such, should sacrifice. I never read, sacrifices were offered for Jobs friends, who were not within the visible Church: But 1. by Gods own special and immediate command: as we read, Job 42. 7, 8. A positive Law for it (which yet was requisite for ordinary worship of that kind) we read not. 2. I think Jobs friends ⟨p. 231⟩cannot in knowledge, Religion, Profession, be esteemed mere Heathens, and therefore as God tied not himself to a positive and standing Law here, so neither was Christ, being the same God equal with the Father, so restrained from not familiar conversing with Heathen, and Publicans, but he might leap over a Ceremony to save a lost soul.

I do not doubt but Publicans went to the Temple to pray, but that is but to Argue, A facto ad jus, not the right way, A jure ad factum: Publicans ought not to have done so. 2. Christ the Supream Lawgiver, who is above the Law, did often dispense with sacrifice and positive Laws, for a work of mercy, and if he touched the dead, and touched the skin of the Leaper, and suffered his disciples to pluck the ears of Corne on the Sabbath day, what marvell then he did eat with Publicans and sinners, contrary to the Letter of a positive Law, Knowing his own, whom the Father had given to him from eternity were to be brought in to himself, by his familiar conversing with them; why should not the Physitian converse with the sick; the shepheard with the lost sheep; the Redeemer with his ransomed ones? But this is no warrant, that therefore the cleansed Leaper should not shevv himself to the Priest, or that an obstinate offender should not be reputed as a Heathen, and not admitted into the Sanctuary. 3. That simple Publicans, or Heathen remaining such, should sacrifice. I never read, sacrifices were offered for Iobs friends, who were not within the visible Church: But 1. by Gods own speciall and immediate command: as we read,